That link also indicates to me that it was the “Bonded” (no pun intended) version of Old-Grand-Dad that James Bond was drinking, as it notes Historically, Old Grand-Dad Bonded was the #1 bonded bourbon when bottled-in-bond meant something to bourbon drinkers.

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I don’t know about elsewhere, but by law in Tennessee, if a whiskey is “bottled in bond,” it is 100 proof, meaning 50% alcohol by volume. Many brands also market other proofs: 86, 80, 90 proof are usual. Wild Turkey is 101 proof, kind of a trademark difference, but not that you’d notice in the flavour.

My go to bourbon is Wild Turkey 101 but my on deck bourbon is Old Grand Dad. After reading the book USS Indianapolis who delivered the atomic bomb to the Enola Gay, I have the upmost respect for President Truman who had the spine to end the war with Japan. Truman drank Old Grand Dad every evening so I toast to him and our World War II heroes. Carry on!